Disabled cricketer Liam Thomas made sure nothing was going to stop him from performing his fielding duties for the England Physical Disabilities (PD) team when they faced Pakistan in a Twenty20 game last week .

The fielder showed plenty of commitment and desire in the final of the ICC Academy Dubai Invitational T20, making a diving stop at deep backwards square.

There's nothing unusual about that, but what came next could provide even the hardest-working of athletes with a great source of inspiration.

After he stopped the ball from crossing the boundary, Thomas's artificial leg came unstrapped - but that didn't deter him. He managed to retrieve the ball on one leg and return it to the wicket, before heading back to retrieve the artificial limb.

Liam Thomas lost his artificial leg performing a diving stop at the boundary

But that didn't stop him from getting the ball back to the wicket

Ultimately, the Herculean effort proved in vein - as England lost the final by three wickets.

They beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the opening game of the tournament to reach the final, with Tomas showing off his batting skills in that game.

After the final, England captain Iain Nairn was full of praise for his side.

He told ecb.co.uk: "We got off to a good start and then let them back into the game with a few wickets in the middle overs.

"We had a reasonable finish and thought that 137 was competitive. It’s not easy batting on such a big pitch – there was a much lower boundary count today.

"Pakistan got off to a flyer. It got to the point where they only needed 50 but we kept tugging them back and made them work very hard for the win," he said.

The England cricketer doesn't even hesitate after his prosthetic leg comes unattached

Thomas retrieves the ball on one leg before throwing it back to the wicket

"We want to get out there and push ourselves. We’ve seen the men’s team play a really exciting brand of cricket and we want to follow that.

"This tournament has been a fantastic advert for disability cricket. All three sides have improved considerably."

This was only England PD's second-ever international tour and saw them completing a One Day International with Pakistan before the T20 tournament.

Last year, they were crowned inaugural world champions in Bangladesh, beating Pakistan in the final after recording a total of 175-4 and limiting their opponents by 156-7 to win by 19 runs.